Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith

Associate Director – Fundraising
University of Birmingham
Speaker

Bio

Victoria is a philanthropy specialist with experience working with social inequality and homelessness to healthcare, international human rights, and education. She was previously a communications lead and bid specialist in the private sector.

She has focused on the importance of relationship management and effective communications as the heart of developing any income generation strategy or partnership. Her strengths lie in private fundraising, communications, and programme development expertise, but she also has an interest in change management, social impact, governance, and income diversification strategies.

Victoria is a Trustee of Baron Davenport’s Charity, which gives around £1 million in grants each year across the West Midlands. She has also held a number of other governance roles in the past.